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Old 02-17-2010 | 09:10 AM
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I go by the book and once it's past the 1K mark and out of Break in then I ride it like I stole it-no issues to date.
 
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Old 02-17-2010 | 12:03 PM
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Hi Arch. Glad to see your new post! More oil/tranny juice problems. Geez. Anyway, since mine is second hand, I have no idea who or how it was broken in. It does work great so I guess it was done ok.
 
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Old 02-17-2010 | 02:20 PM
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Hey oldncrzy, good to hear from you, man. Yea, there was oil gathering on the inspection cover. Could be residual oil from the 1K service, or it could be more serious. Won't know until I walk over to the parking garage and take a look. Can't WAIT until the weather warms up! Then I'll get to see how my own break-in technique (or lack thereof) really played out.

Hope life is good in CT.

Cheers,

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Old 02-21-2010 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by iceman336
found this - made for some interesting reading...
http://www.ntnoa.org/enginebreakin.htm
Agreed.. thats a good read.
Sounds about right too.
I may very well go this route next weekend.
 
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